As I type, I am selling my text books on eBay.

Every quarter I see these organizations - Rugby Club, Hockey Team, etc. - buying back books to raise money. Why shouldn't I do this for my self?

Well, I'm starting to think it's not that easy.

Books that you can't sell back at the bookstores uptown probably won't find a home on any Web site. I put two up on eBay, but am not expecting to sell them.

My Visa card came into the mail today with a $9,000 credit limit. That will be approximately 24 percent of my possible income next year.

Doesn't that seem ridiculous?

I have had friends pile on credit card debt like the Cleveland sports fans pile on heartbreak. It's spending money that you only pay back two percent every month. That so much better than that $213 Columbia Gas bill I got.

But with great power comes great responsibility.

Yesterday I tricked you into reading about my Craigs List experience. It continues today with some interested observations regarding Spam and shady e-mails.

I wrote yesterday about feeling uncomfortable with a buyer, and lying to him/her/it to get out of the potential deal. It looks like my instincts were right.

Today I got an e-mail from a completely different address for a completely different listing, but the word-for-word same message. Here's the message:

"So is this a job offer?" I said.

"Why yes, how would you like to come work with us," said the editor of the Harlingen Valley Morning Star.

I had been freaking out before that point last Thursday. I joined CareerBuilder.com, Monster.com, Elance.com and MethLabBuilders.com hoping to find something.

Okay, I didn't go so far as to consider manufacturing meth. But I did look into working public relations for the U.S. Navy. The required one weekend a month, two weeks a year of military training made the little hairs on my girlfriend's neck stick straight up.

I had an impossible task. I searched for a newspaper job in one specific region. And that region is 2,500 miles away from where I grew up in Warren, OH.

Whoever got a job first, the other would try to follow. That was the deal between my girlfriend and I.

This is Enzyte's smiling Bob.

I read the stats today. I know you're out there, readers. NOW LEAVE ME A (beep) COMMENT!

Everyone went crazy on the Palmer Fest comment wall. It's fun. You write something, someone doesn't agree with you, they write something. It's called dialgoue.

Call me an idot for not reading my gas bill. Tell me you're having trouble finding a job too. Take notice that I've been too busy this week to keep up with my regular features (I'm going to post all three on a "Mega Friday").

Did you know your gas bill can change at any time? Really, it's a guessing game for Columbia Gas.

Last year my house received $213 because we over-paid the estimate amount. So we got that much credit, and didn't pay a gas bill until November.

But the gas man came to read the meter two weeks ago, and he's taking $194 with him.

Here's the little bit you may have missed on the left column of your gas bill:

"During the months we don't read the meter, we accurately estimate your reading based on the history of usage at the service address and normal temperatures for the billing period. We verify the reading the next time we read the meter to make sure you pay only for the energy you've used."

I'm going to list items and prices for necessary non-food grilling items for this week's Grocery Tip. Because all the items are available at the grocery store, this is a valid topic.

So, here goes.

A grill - either charcoal or gas, but never electric. I love me George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling Machine as much as the next guy, but its warm out and you should use a grill that doesn't suck out the juices.

Charcoal is probably the better solution for a college student. Some prefer the taste, but ignoring preference charcoal is the cheaper solution.

Gas grills will run you at least $125, and that isn't for the jumbo cooker your parents keep at home. Charcoal grills cost as little as $25, according to this example on Walmart.com.

Blogger's note: The house featured in the above image is not from Athens. I purchased the photo on iStock.com. -- cr

Why did this commercial get pulled?

I have been a strong advocate for free online television content.

I wrote last week about visiting your grocery store's Web site for deals and coupons. This week I'm going to stick with that theme of finding deals before you make your grocery trip.

Do you know their are Web sites devoted to coupons? All you need to do is find the coupon you want, and print it out, which is great when you utilize the pre-planned grocery list.

First, there's Coupons.com. This site seem full of $1 off cereal coupons. The $4 off Claritin-D coupon also stands out to me because its allergy season and Claritin can get expensive.

The site is pretty functionabe and easy to navigate, which makes this a very viable option. Also, you don't need to sign up for anything, so your e-mail inbox will not inflate because you use this site.

For this week's commercial of the week, we're going to look into movie trailers. A trip to the movies can be a luxury as opposed to necessity when keeping your funds in check. And a trailer can make or break a decision to go to a movie.

Today, we'll look at three trailers.

First, let's look at McG's Terminator Salvation.